θεωρία
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Ancient Greek [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From θεωρός "spectator," literally "one looking at a show", from *θεᾱ+ϝορός > θε(ε)ωρός (Frisk); derivation from θεός was suggested by Koller Glotta 36, 273ff.
Pronunciation [edit]
- (5th BC Attic): IPA: /tʰe.ɔ͜ɔrí.a͜a/
- (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /tʰɛoːríaː/
- (4th AD Koine): IPA: /θeoría/
- (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /θeoría/
- (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /θeoɾía/
Noun [edit]
θεωρία (genitive θεωρίας) f, first declension; (theōriā)
- sending of state-ambassadors (θεωροί)
- embassy, mission
- sight, spectacle, viewing
- consideration, theory, speculation
Inflection [edit]
Derived terms [edit]
Descendants [edit]
- English: theory
- Greek: θεωρία
- Latin: theoria
- Russian: теория (teórija) f
- Spanish: teoría
- French: théorie
References [edit]
- Bauer lexicon
- Liddell & Scott, LSJ
- Strong’s concordance number: G2335
Greek [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
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Noun [edit]
θεωρία (theoría) f
Inflection [edit]
declension of θεωρία